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Content warning: This email reflects on the 2012 massacre in Aurora, CO. If this is too much to read, we understand. Take care of yourself and skip the rest of this email. Here are some mental health resources that you may find helpful. John, Today marks 11 years since a gunman walked into a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 70 people during the midnight screening. The shooter legally purchased several guns, including an assault weapon, before gunning down theater-goers with over 6,000 rounds of ammunition on him. At the time, this tragedy had the most victims in a single shooting in modern U.S. history—a devastating number that has now been surpassed many times. Unfortunately, it wasn't the last one for Coloradans either. After the King Soopers shooting in Boulder and the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs happened nearly a year apart, the LGBTQ+ community and gun safety advocates came together and fought tooth and nail for gun safety action. Finally in April 2023, Colorado state lawmakers heard our voices and passed major gun safety legislation, including a stronger extreme risk protection order, 3-day waiting periods, removing legal barriers to hold gun manufacturers accountable, and raising the age to purchase firearms. While these victories are important, they came at the price of thousands of innocent lives lost, which could have been prevented if our leaders acted sooner. That’s why we fight daily to keep our communities safe and free from bloodshed. And that’s why we will keep fighting for gun safety on behalf of all gun violence victims until that vision becomes reality. In solidarity, March For Our Lives
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